Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon split up, report says

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have been separated since May while their lawyers have been negotiating a property settlement and custody agreement, according to TMZ, which adds divorce is "a done deal."

Sigh. I guess there's no hope for any of us if those two wonderful kids can't make it.

Sources connected with the couple reportedly told the website the Carey and Cannon have lived in separate houses in New York City since May. He sees their children, which is reportedly the only contact he has with his wife.

These same sources supposedly say what led to the breakup was Cannon's appearance in March on the syndicated Big Boy radio show, in which he showed the extent of his brainpower by playing the "name five celebrities you've slept with" game. Kim Kardashian's name came up, and apparently all hell broke loose back at home.

Could that really have surprised Carey? I mean, Nick Cannon is a man, and he's famous. C'mon ... .

A humiliated Carey supposedly ripped into Cannon for weeks, and the relationship began unraveling.

Then Cannon -- who isn't mapping human DNA or performing brain surgery anytime soon -- went on Howard Stern's radio show and told the planet how his wife wouldn't have sex with him until they got married.

I've finally found someone who knows less about women than I do.

Carey is also reportedly upset that Cannon takes on som many entertainment gigs when they don't need the money, saying it keeps him away from their kids.

Cannon supposedly doesn't like how Carey surrounds herself with "yes" men and how she can't deal with him disagreeing with her.

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Apparently no one explained to him he was marrying Mariah Carey.

TMZ reports that Cannon is also upset that Carey complains about his work ethic, and that he's generated $75 million for his family since 2011.